Snow shovel



R. H. CAMP SNOW SHOVEL March 1, 1 949.

Filed Jan. 26, 1946 Patented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SNOW SHOVEL Ray H. Camp, Dalton, Ohio Application January 26, 1946, Serial No. 643,697

The invention relates to snow shovels and more particularly to a shovel provided with means for adjusting the handle relative to the blade so as to readily convert it into a plow or scoop.

The object of the invention is to provide a snow shovel comprising a flat blade of sheet metal or the like, having a forwardly curved upper portion, and a handle universally adjustably mounted upon the rear of the blade so that it may be located at any desired angle relative to the blade.

Another object is to provide a snow shovel with an adjustable handle so that it may be readily converted to a plow or scoop when desirable or necessary.

A further object is to provide a snow shovel of the character referred to in which a frame of angle irons or the like is fixed upon the rear side of the shovel blade, a bracket being journalled upon a horizontal axis in said frame and a handle being pivoted upon the bracket on an axis at right angles to the plane of the bracket axis, and means for holding the handle in adjusted position relative to the blade.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a shovel of this type in which the handle is held in adjusted position by means of a clamping lever pivotally mounted upon the rear side of the blade.

Another object is to provide such .a shovel in which a perforate dial is formed upon the handle and pivotally mounted upon the pivoted bracket, a stud in the bracket cooperating with the dial for holding the handle in adjusted position relative to the bracket.

The above objects, together with others which will be apparent from the drawing and the following description, or which may be later referred to, may be attained by constructing the improved snow shovel in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the device with the handle adjusted for use as a snow shovel;

Fig. 2 an edge elevation of the shovel in the position shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a rear elevation of the tool with the handle adjusted for use as a plow or scoop;

Fig. 4 an edge elevation of the tool in the position shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 a detached elevation of the pivoted bracket, and;

Fig. 6 a fragmentary perspective view of the clamping lever and a portion of the frame upon which it is mounted.

The shovel includes a substantially rectangular blade ill, of sheet steel or the like, having its upper 3 Claims. (Cl. 294-51) portion curved forwardly as indicated at H and preferably reinforced by having the upper edge portion folded back upon itself as at l2.

The lower edge 'of the blade, which engages the surface of the pavement or walk to be cleaned, may be reinforced by a relatively narrow strip l3 of steel or the like welded, riveted, 'or otherwise attached to the forward surface thereof.

1 An H -frame is fixed to the rear side of the blade Ill by welding, riveting or the like, and may comprise a pair of vertical angle irons I4 located at spaced points from the opposite ends of the blade and connected intermediate'their ends by the horizontal angle iron l5. This frame is for the purpose of supporting the handle and the means for adjustably securing the handle at different angles relative to the blade.

A pivoted bracket 16, formed of a sheet .or plate i of suitable metal and of the shape best shown in Fig. 4, is welded or otherwise attached to the rod I! which extends beyond both ends of the bracket and is journalled through suitable apertures in the vertical angle irons M of the H-frame, washers l B and cotter pins l9 being provided upon the ends of the rod to prevent displacement from the frame.

The handle 20 may be formed of wood or other suitable material and has a sheet metal dial 2| attached to its lower end as by the ferrule 22 which is formed integrally with the dial 2i and fitted over the lower end portion of the handle.

The dial is preferably mounted upon the bracket l6 by means of a screw 23 fixed upon the bracket and located through a suitable aperture in the dial, a thumb nut 24 being provided for clamping the dial in adjusted position upon the bracket. A stud 25 is fixed upon the bracket and adapted to be selectively received in any one of the apertures 26 in the dial for obtaining various adjustments.

When the tool is to be used as an ordinary snow shovel the handle is adjusted to vertical position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, being clamped against the horizontal angle iron l5 of the H-frame by the clamping lever 21 which is pivoted at one end as at 28 upon the angle iron l5 and provided with a central U-shape portion 29 to accommodate the handle, a clamping screw 30 being located through one of the apertures 3| in the free end portion of the lever and screwed into the horizontal angle iron l5.

When it is desired to use the tool as a snow plow or scoop, the handle may be adjusted to any desired angle relative to the blade by means of the parts above described.

The pivoted bracket l6 and the dial 2| pivoted thereon provides a universal adjustment by means of which the handle may be adjusted at an angle away from the blade as Well as at an angle toward either end thereof.

In Figs. 3 and 4 is shown one illustration of an adjustment which may be made in which the handle is swung toward the left as shown clearly in Fig. 3fiandealso'zaway from thebl'ade as'showm in Fig. i by engaging-the stud 25' upon" the bracket with the desired aperture 26 in the dial and then tilting the bracket upon its pivotaflii rod H.

The thumb nut 24is tightened and the cramping screw 30 is located through the desired aperz :1

ture 31 in the clamping lever?! and screwed, into a suitable aperture 3| in the handle,' thus clamping the handle in adjusted position;-

From the above it willfbe obvious that a simple and easily operated; tool,is-pnovidedwhich may be, quickly and readily adjusted: for use-astral shovel or as-a plow or scoop -for throwing-a snow to; either side at any; desired-angle.

l. .A combination-snow shovel and: plowcom-' prising a; bladeean Ht-frameupone the-reari ofrthe blade, a bracket j ournalled upon the 1owerpor:-- tiqnsbfthelegs:ofthe H-frame', ahandl'e having a dial at-its; lower end, pivoted: upon: the;b1:aeket,. cooperatingrmeans upon the .-bracket. and: diak for;

holding; thehandle in:adj11stecl positicnyrelativei to: the; bracket j and "a clamping lever, upon the cross bar :of: the; H-framez cooperating 1: with; th'fii handle forlrolding;ther.bracket?and:handle imade justedipositionirelativeto the'bla'de; c 2. A combination snow; shovel and plow com;-v

fprisingi atblade; an Heframesuponzthe rearofi the 'thehandle in vertical position against the back of the blade and a clamping screw upon the lever iionholding the lever in adjusted position.

"3'. A combination snow shovel and plow comprising a-bl'ade, a spaced pair of angle members upon thet-rearof, the, blade, a bracket horizontally journall'ed upon said" angle members, a handle pivoted at its lower end to the bracket upon an fonholding the-handle in adjusted positionsrelative; tmthe; bracket, and a clamping lever: upon the back of-z the blade-cooperating with: the handle,-

axis at right angles to the pivot of the bracket, cooperatingiimeans. upon the handle andbracket for" holding-"the bracket and handle inva'djust'ed positionsarelative-tothe-blade. v

- RAY: CAMP.

REFERENGES' CITED- Th efl following" references areof" recordin thefil'e ofthis patent: I I

' UNITED- STATES- PATENTS Number Name Date 1";196",20'6 Bulger" et' all Aug. 2931916 1-,8101026 Mo1ler June-16,'- 1931 2,093,609 Bishop Nov; 9', 1937 

